SILVIO VENTURI

A wonderful human being in all ways. My friendship with Sil started years back when I rented part of his yard for my trucks. Soon after, as I would drop off my rent check each month, we would start talking about life, family, anything. We just clicked. Not long after, we would meet once or twice a month for lunch or dinner. Since we lived only a mile from each other, sometimes Sil would call me around 10pm to come over for some late night ice cream as he always stocked up his fridge. After,...

Dear Jeanette & Tom, John and Camille and Mark,

I will always remember my cousin Silvio as the life of the party. The room would lighten up when he entered and all of the cousins would look out for the pinching.

He was a modest man and never pretentious. I remember him in his Honda with a cigar in hand stopping to see my in Irvington.

Although I haven't seen him in many years, he will be dearly missed.

All of our love in your time of sorrow.

George &...

My deepest sympathy to my cousins Jeanette & Tom, John and Camille and Mark. My late mother, Johanna, is a first cousin to Silvio. I can't forget the many visits Cousin Silvio made to our home to see his Aunt Olga, my grandmother and his father's sister, who lived with us. Whenever he visited my mother would say don't squeeze my daughter's cheeks and with a mischievous grin he would do just that to my sisters. We moved to Ohio and returned many times for many family celebrations and I always...

Silvio was a dear friend and strong supporter of the Ophthalmology Department of the New Jersey Medical School during my tenure as its director He was deeply involved in its residency training program and Eye Research., He served as President of both the Eye Institute of NJ and the Lions Eye Bank. His dedication to these projects was extremely helpful in raising the status of this department and the services it provided at the clinics in the United Hospitals, the University Hospital, the East...

Our deepest sympathy to Joan and the Venturu and Cozzone families.
our brother in law Sil,was always a kind and gentle person.We spent many good times with him for many years. we are so happy we got to see him when we were in N.J. this July. I was June,s sister..

Elaine and Michael Fenimore

Our deepest condolences on the loss of a great kind, gentle, funny and strong man. We remember him fondly, with smile! We are so glad we were able to visit with Uncle Sil and Joan when we visited New Jersey in July. He is now at peace. With Love,

Michelle (Fenimore) Schueren & Paul Schueren

Fred Traettino, brother of deceased June Carol Traettino, would like to mention Sil was married to June for many happy years. Fred remembers him fondly. When he was a little kid, Sil took him to play golf and taught him how to use a bow and arrow--all in his childhood.